In Winston’s defense, he did manage to get the first down.

Calling this team a “sleeper” was certainly one way of inviting Jameis Winston to fuck it.

Everyone laughed at me and my optimism when I said the Rams would finish 7-9 after the first game. Look who’s laughing now!

So he knew the rules, big deal. Lots of people know the rules. Why all the fuss? Damn showoff.

Jim Caldwell, thinking his team was just screwed out of 37 yards:

Discipline problem. There are two types of people on onside recovery units: star receivers or defensive backs, and people who are supposed to make room for the first group to make the catch. No doubt Bostick, as somebody not named Cobb or Nelson, knew which group he was in. He just didn’t like being in that group.

The Packers actually spend an entire day of training camp teaching their players all of the rules related to fielding kickoffs. Unfortunately, Brandon Bostick was absent that day.

Totally agree, although I would argue that Jack Brickhouse was mighty fine as well (and to me will always be the voice of the Cubs).

This is so sad. Nothing else to say.

What a tragic loss. I can only convey my sadness the only way I know how. Gifs:

I’m currently tailgating at the Dolphins game and get this news. What.... The..... Fuck....

Right? They should put all the players in tutus and bras and replace the kickoffs with a hugging session. And instead of tackling, the players should all have to compliment each other. I beat everyone would really love that, huh? We could just call it Sarcastaball.

The entire basis of my original post was that intent mattered. It was always apparent to me that intent mattered. You responded that it didn’t matter and you’re flat wrong, given the actual quote from the rulebook. Apparently it’s news to you.

Actually, the rule does say exactly that....

What about the fact that the first things that touched were a shoulder pad to a shoulder pad? The helmets touching occurred on the follow through. The DB comes in a bit low and goes up. Not denying helmets were touched just that it wasn’t the initial action.

What makes someone defenseless? The replay angle where you can see Owusu’s face clearly shows he’s looking at the hit coming from a mile away. He’s looking right at the guy about to clobber him. Should the UCLA guy just stop there? Go slower when all he’s been coached to do is hit hard and fast?

It doesn’t look like he targeted the player maliciously. He really did lead with the shoulder but he had to pull up because his teammate was in the way.

Please continue to make up the narrative as you go along. No amount of evidence is ever going to convince you that he had a gun. Prepare yourself for the race war you and your buddies are creating. Guaranteed no one is going to come out the winner and all the blood that is shed will be on your and your fellow…

They may have, we don’t know.